Asparuh

CountryBulgaria

Town:Strelcha

Year of creation:2011

Rider(s):Asparuh

was ruler of a Bulgar kingdom in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire. The Byzantine Empire had to recognize the sovereignty of Asparuh’s Kanate in 681 after the Bulgarian victory over the Byzantines in the Battle of Ongala. This is usually regarded as the year of establishment of Bulgaria.